The complete mitochondrial genome of Camellia nitidissima (Theaceae)

Hexia Liu; Liu Qin; Yuling Chen; Saiying Xu; Xingwen Zhou; Yulin Zhu; Bo Li

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2209211

The complete mitochondrial genome of Camellia nitidissima (Theaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 May 15;8(5):565-569. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2209211. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Hexia Liu¹, Liu Qin^{1

2}, Yuling Chen¹, Saiying Xu¹, Xingwen Zhou³, Yulin Zhu^{1

2}, Bo Li^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Biology and Pharmacy, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, China.
² Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of subtropical Bio-Resources, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, China.
³ College of Architecture and Planning, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, China.

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of Camellia nitidissima was sequenced by Illumina and Pacbio sequencing. The results of sequences showed that a total length was 949,915 bp, and the GC content was 45.7% in assembled mitochondrial genome of C. nitidissima. 71 unigenes had been found, including 36 coding proteins and 35 non-coding proteins. Subsequently, the phylogenetic tree was built on 24 plants with the maximum-likelihood method, which had high bootstrap value and fited to the angiosperm phylogeny group classification (APG IV). The study's findings unravel the taxonomic status of C. nitidissima and benefit the evolution study.

Keywords: Camellia nitidissima; Mitochondrial genome; medicinal plant; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the Project of improving the research ability of young talents in Guangxi [2022KY0577], National Natural Science Foundation of China [31860228, 31360197], Key Program of Guangxi Nature Science Foundation [2018GXNSFDA281007], Project of high-level talents in Yulin normal university [G2019ZK13, G2019ZK35], and Scientific project of department of forestry of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region [GUILINKEYAN[2021]12].